113 CommentsLassen wir uns über Musik sprechen. Bacchanal took to Bwog last Thursday to stir up recommendations for Spring’s annual concert, and boy did ya’ll deliver. One hundred and seventy comments later, a ton of possibilities are on the table. The folks over at Live at Lerner conveniently created a Spotify playlist on Facebook sampling just a few dozen of the most popular suggestions. Here’s a streamable mix provided by Live at Lerner:
Below are the artists in the mix. Is your favorite missing? Let us know in the comments or email Bacchanal.
- Arcade Fire
- M83
- James Blake
- Florence + The Machine
- Mumford & Sons
- Janelle Monáe
- St. Vincent
- Empire of The Sun
- Grizzly Bear
- Lana Del Rey
- Cults
- Dirty Projectors
- Beach House
- Wilco
- Radiohead
- Passion Pit
- The Lonely Island / Justin Timberlake
- Childish Gambino
- Drake
- Nicki Minaj
- Afrojack
- Quintino
- Deadmau5
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113 Comments
@Anonymous Azealia Banks?? Come on, she practically agreed to a show on Spec.
@Anonymous Lonely Island seems like it would appeal to most.
@Anonymous DIRTY FUCKING PROJECTORS FUCK
@seriouslae something with some fucking energy. i’d pick a random punk band off the street in brooklyn over half of these because the show would be so damn boring. who is looking for a show filled with head-bobbing hipsters?
not fucking me.
@Anonymous Oh please God let us get Turquoise Jeep
@Anonymous Zion I: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5-_tLcy3_o&feature=relmfu
Jurassic 5 (an introduction for those born well into the 90s who only know “What’s Golden”)
:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgpDN-bARwc
Macklemore: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIBdAdnTqqo
Blue Scholars: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wz79goWQrYU
Welcome to music that’s worth the price. Welcome to school.
@Anonymous Kendrick Lamar
@Anonymous MATT AND KIM
@radiohead would be nice
@i will not have shitty hipster music ruin my bacchanal.
@Anonymous Bon Iver
@Anonymous FAT MORRISSEY
@Also Kendrick Lamar was not included in this group, and I’m sure photog Lucas aka MrFarFetched (on twitter) would have some connects.
J cole.
Why is the Weeknd not on this list???
Weeknd x Drake = OVOXO
@Anonymous tyler the creator
childish gambino
jukebox the ghost
@ass ass ass ass ass BIG SEAN
@Skrillex YEAH! But also, I’d rather have the concert at night and on the steps than during the day and the lawn. That is more important than the artist imho
@um if you are a hipster and you like janelle monae…you are either part black or all black. her music has too much soul to be of the fully hipster liking (yes, i said it). secondly, she would rock the shit out of that stage.
also, Gambino is a mastermind
@James blake! James blake!
@Anonymous I saw Phantogram, Fresh and Onlys, Tune-Yards, Release the Sunbird, Macklemore, Paper Diamond, Best Coast and Junip (amongst many other more expensive bands) at Outside Lands this summer. They were all unbelievable, Phantogram and Tune-Yards especially, and I’m sure much more affordable than almost every suggestion here.
@oh man tUnE-yArDs would be SO KEWL
@oh my god holy fuck you are so cool.
@columbia hipster Why don’t I suggest a stupid band that only I have heard about and then pretend that my taste in music is better than everyone else;s when said band doesn’t get picked…
Moral of the story: Please stop putting the random bands that you know have no chance in hell of getting picked, aka: Fleet Foxes, Mumford and Sons, Janelle Monae (seriously wtf is that), Passion Pit, Sea Wolf
You put all these names together and notice a trend: hipsters can’t name their bands well…
@Insane Clown Posse ICP ICP ICP
@Anonymous YES! SUFJAN!
@Anonymous Sea Wolf.
@Anonymous WAKA FLOCKA FLAME actually
@Anonymous MUMFORD & SONS! Or anything folksy, really.
@JANELLE MONAE Whoa. Janelle Monae is by far the best idea I’ve heard so far. She’s kinda indie and hipster so it satisfies that crowd (right? Pitchfork likes her so everyone else is obligated to as well? Right?). But she can actually get the crowd hype so it satisfies the people who actually want to enjoy BACCHANAL, which, if we are to be true to the name, should consist of equal parts hype, alcohol, and sex (and provide the first two, and the third is guaranteed to follow).
Yo. Janelle Monae. PERFECT. BEST IDEA.
Also Arcade Fire would be cool but less hype than Janelle Monae. J. Cole would be awesome on the grounds that J. Cole is awesome, but lame on the grounds that J. Cole is only good at sad songs. Kid Cudi is weed music, i.e., not hype. Nicki Minaj would also be awesome.
@STFU Have you not been reading these posts? NONE OF THOSE ARTISTS ARE AFFORDABLE. jesus. get it together, columbia.
@Anonymous Snoop is affordable and Janelle Monae is not? How much did the budget get slashed? I mean Janelle Monae is of the moment but she’s not THAT big, is she?
@Anonymous we weren’t in this much debt when we got snoop. janelle is really hot right now, ie, unaffordable (unless bacchanal is able to raise enough $$$)
@... well you’re certainly in for a shock when you see how these things actually materialize.
the problem with bacchanal is that it takes place smack dab in the middle of campus which pretty much guarantees that even if the act is good, the environment is stodgy, dry and weird.
i mean, seriously. i’ve always thought that summer stage was a pretty stodgy venue, but then along came bacchanal… bacchanal makes summer stage look like burning man.
if they really wanted to do something fun, they should take that money and rent a club for the night and have the thing off campus. alternatively, work with the parks department and have it in morningside or riverside park.
no matter what, having it in front of low library guarantees that the admin will ensure that the experience will resemble nothing more than a nice orderly trip to the dmv with potentially good muzak.
@Anonymous WE WANT FLO!
@Speechless Who the fuck still listens to Passion Pit? I thought Columbia was better than that.
@Anonymous fun.
Ben Kweller
@Walter von Internet Pretty sure the only correct answer here is Titus Andronicus. Amazing band, amazing shows, amazing beard. Childish Gambino is an acceptable second choice.
@Anonymous Eminem Eminem Eminem!!!
@Anonymous Just to get an idea…
Nicki Minaj-$35k Plus Rider OBO
Kid Cudi-$55k Plus Rider OBO
Monica-$35k Plus Rider OBO
Plies-$45k Plus Rider OBO
Soulja Boy-$40k-$45k Plus Rider OBO
Young Jeezy-$60K Plus Rider and Travel
Gucci-$65K Plus Rider OBO
Dipset -$45k Plus Rider OBO
T.I-$110 Plus Rider
B.O.B.-$35k-$65k Plus Rider OBO
The O Jays-$80K Plus Rider
As much as Deadmau5, Tiesto, Afrojack, etc would be awesome they charge over $200k per performance…
@Anonymous Where is The Weeknd? he was mentioned alot on the other list. BOOOO i need the weeknd
@curious where’d you get your information?
@TURQUOISE JEEP! Gotta keep the jeep ridin!
@Anonymous OMAR S
@Anonymous the naked and famous!
@WAIT JANELLE MONAE IS THE BOMBBB pleasepleasepleasepleaseplease
@glitterluver ke$haaaaaaaaaaaaa
@ps no passion pit. sooooo dated~*
and lana del rey has like…3 songs. One of which is okay at best.
MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE
@PLEASE LISTEN TO ME MINAJ
CULTS
ST. VINCENT
(make me believe that all is not lost at this institution)
@Anonymous the naked and famous… you wont regret it
@Anonymous deadmau3 might be cheaper than deadmau5
@_danger_ Deer Slosher and the Killer Sting and/or Bob Crusoe should open, no matter who headlines
@Virtue of a Knife Surfer Blood. Best Coast. Duh.
@Anonymous ARCADE FIRE
PASSION PIT
DEADMAU5
@Anon J. Cole!!
@Wait Foster the People is actually such a good idea, it’d be fun and possibly cheapish?
@Anonymous i agree. why do so many people dislike them?
@Anonymous who thinks a band with a number one single and a handful of vma nominations is “cheap?”
@anonymouse A few more indie bands:
Phantogram, Ratatat
I’ve been to a Ratatat concert, and it was one of the best experiences of my life… Also, I know someone who’s gone to a Phantogram concert and said it was pretty tight. Might be alternatives that are slightly easier to book than others on the list :)
@Passion Pit!!!! They’re amazing live! And their music is great for dancing.
@Passionate for the Pit Yes, please!
@Anonymous FOSTER THE PEOPLE!
@Anonymous fleet foxes seconded!
@Anonymous OWL CITY!!
@AAAAHAHAHA CANT STOP LOLING
@omg FLORENCE
NICKI
@j coleeeeee please
@Anonymous Grace Potter and the nocturnals; skillrex; childish gambino
@Anonymous SUFJAN STEVENS!
@Anonymous The Metropolitan Opera.
@Anonymous I prefer Mr. Little Jeans or Miike Snow over Arcade Fire.
Mumford and Sons – good for listening while homework but not for a concert
Just get Empire of the Sun, Deadmau5, and Childish Gambino and call it a day
@Givers best show I’ve honestly ever seen. Or Vacationer.
@Grizzly Bear played columbia a few years ago (with the National).
@Anonymous yeah apparently it was horrible
@Anonymous It was awesome. Set-up was a little strange (it was in Lerner), but the music was amazing.
@2013 There are about two options that y’all have submitted that are actually affordable.
Arcade fire? Drake? Fleet foxes? Florence and the freakin’ machine?! Get real, people. We don’t have the $$$ for them. So far, Jukebox and Childish Gambino seem like the most plausible choices.
@Anonymous Not enough cowbell.
@janelle monae!
@Anonymous Radiohead!!’
@let's have janelle monae. chick is awesome beyond belief
@Anonymous Not enough hip-hop.
@dear bacchanal it’s already posted in your list, but PLEASE arcade fire. love, cc’12.
@Anonymous jukebox the ghost! i honestly think they’re affordable. they are AWESOME.
@Anonymous yes please!
@Anonymous Childish Gambino. Please. I would die.
@Anonymous And the Lonely Island + Justin Timberlake. If Childish Gambino opened and they closed, it would be the greatest day of my life.
@Anonymous childish gambino is garbaggio
@Anonymous add Jay-Z.
’tis is all.
@Anonymous add kaskade.
that is all
@Anonymous GRIZZLY BEAR PLEAAAAASSSSSEEEE
@FLORENCE + THE MACHINE IS THE BEST!!!!
@Anonymous Vampire Weekend!!!!!!!!!!
@They were here 3 years ago, so the seniors have already seen them. And seniors are the only ones who matter.
@Senior I missed them. I was a dumb freshman.
@Love me some alums Vampire Weekend
@Austra Seriously. Austra. I think they’re pretty affordable too. Definitely some kind of electronic act, I’m sick of has-been hip hop and super-twee yuppie mom music.
@Anonymous I agree with you about Austra, but I cannot think of a single band that has played Bacchanal in recent years that would be described as twee let alone “super twee.”
@whoa there twee is a strong word
@anon tyler the creator!!! odd future!!
@wolf gang golf wang
@its gotta be passion pit or Gambino
@seriously passion pit is soooo shitty live. saw them about a year ago and i hated every second of being swarmed by 13 year old girls.
@Um Is there any way we can get the Metropolitan Opera for Bacchanal? CUSH can open for them.
@Anonymous haha you are so awesome
@YEAH why hasn’t this been marked as a favorite yet?!
@Anonymous Not on that budget.
@This would be awesome I know this was meant as a joke, but I think this idea is awesome. If only the budget would allow it…
@Anonymous Yeah, so that’s actually not Bonfire by Childish Gambino. Idk who that is, but here’s the actual song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vURXoPnN0m4
@Live at Lerner is awesome.
@Anonymous Actually, it’s “Lassen wir uns über Musik sprechen” — google translate fail.
@Anonymous DRAKE AND NICKI MINAJ. TOGETHER.
or shwayze!!
@Anonymous are you stupid
@HEY hipsters back off
@I am a hipster and I approve this message
@Anonymous fleet foxes fleet foxes fleet foxes fleet foxes fleet foxes